SPORTING facilities worth around $200 million, including a 10,000 seat indoor venue, a netball stadium and a new South Australian Institute of Sport will all have to be built if Adelaide decides to bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games.

An audit by the Office of Recreation and Sport has determined the gaps in the sporting landscape that would have to be filled to bring the state’s facilities up to standard to host a Games.

Sport Minister Leon Bignell said the report showed how affordable it would be for Adelaide to host the Commonwealth Games.

“We looked at and thought you could probably get away with all of that stuff in there and even build it very well for about $200 million,’’ he said.

“Which is not to bad when you think of the legacy you leave behind for sport.’’

Mr Bignell also said the Government had given TennisSA $80,000 this week to investigate what should be done with the Memorial Drive tennis centre and said the site could be an option

for the new indoor sport facility that is required.

“The outcome can range from do nothing...to the rolled-gold multi-sport facility that costs $60 million.’’ he said.

“That could be a great venue for tennis, but you could use it for big-time netball games, big time basketball games and concerts.

“It’s right in the city, it has all the wonderful attributes of Adelaide Oval but it’s an indoor facility.’’

The report was presented this week to the Commonwealth Games feasibility committee which includes Mr Bignell, businessman Rob Gerard, Liberal leader Steven Marshall, Peter Smith, chief executive of the Adelaide City Council, Ish Davies, regional director of News Corp SA, which publishes The Advertiser, and Olympic gold medallist Juliet Haslam.

A decision on whether Adelaide will bid for the Games is expected to be taken in the middle of the year.

Department of Recreation and Sport chief executive Paul Anderson said $40 million would be required to construct a new South Australian Sports Institute and the preferred site at Santos Stadium.

The previous federal Labor government had committed $20 million to the project but the incoming Liberal government declined to match the funds.

Mr Anderson said his department would now seek the funding from the state government.

An Adelaide Commonwealth Games would use existing facilities such as the Entertainment Centre and the Festival Centre for events, while venues such as the Marion Aquatic Centre, the Velodrome, the Pines Hockey Centre and Hindmarsh Stadium would need to be upgraded in some way.

The Adelaide Oval would be used as the main athletics’ venue and for the opening and closing ceremonies.

The estimated $200 million bill to hold the Games in Adelaide does not include the cost of building a village to cater for the 6500 athletes and officials in town for the event.

However, the Gold Coast, which is holding the 2018 Games, is spending around $640 million on its village.

Mr Bignell has previously flagged using the site of the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, which will be vacant by 2030, as the village but said it would be a “money-making venture’’ as the apartments would be sold to the public after the Games had finished.

She said Adelaide would enjoy similar benefits, helping it transform into a modern sporting city.

“It’s been great for the Gold Coast,’’ she said.

“It has been very disruptive with the building and the effect that has had for some of the business and you feel for the people who have been affected, but once the building work is finished, the legacy is going to be great.”

The Gold Coast will spend about $2 billion to host the Games, including close to $1 billion on capital investments and infrastructure such as a new tram network..

The Games are expected to generate about $2 billion in economic benefits.

“We’ve needed this type of investment in the Gold Coast for a very long time and I think the Commonwealth Games are going to fast-track that and help the city as it grows.

“I’m really excited about it …“I don’t really know Adelaide that well and what the attitude of the people is to it (hosting a Commonwealth Games) but I think it would have benefits for any city.”

Pearson said she couldn’t wait to compete in her home city in 2018.

She said the lure of competing in a home CommonwealthGames could ­inspire the next generation of Adelaide athletes.

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